Any Love for the Box-Stock Duncan Custom???

[eclecticsynergy]

I hear a noticeable difference between the polished A5 mag in the C5 and a rough cast, Unoriented A5 with the Custom wind. I rolled the polished A5, the rough unoriented A5, and the original Ceramic through my TB-5. All sounded good - but sounded better or worse in different guitars depending on body wood and bridge. I really dig the ceramic mag in my roasted swamp ash strat. It’s really light weight and with a 2-point, non-locking Trem, it can sound a little ‘soft’ depending on what pickup you have in it. The ceramic custom lifts this guitar to a whole new level.

A5 and UA5 are really entirely different animals in my book, regardless of polished vs rough.
The Custom loves 'em all though. Super versatile wind.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Wanted to add that the Custom with an A3 can be wonderful too. Great bluesy classic rock tone.
Steps the output down a bit more, almost into hot-PAF territory: vintage-plus-ish. And it still sings.

 

[Bill Dennis]

It was way too hard and bright in my ash RG Hardtail. I put an a2 in it to solve that. I could see it being great in mahogany. Similar to super distortion.

 

[misterwhizzy]

I love both the Custom and the Custom Custom. Custom 8 is too much and has a grating mids thing, and I've never tried the Custom 5. I understand the complaint about brightness in the stock Custom, but that's exactly why I use my tone knob, plus I like that brightness to be available for clean tones. Stock Custom is great.

 

[Mincer]

I love both the Custom and the Custom Custom. Custom 8 is too much and has a grating mids thing, and I've never tried the Custom 5. I understand the complaint about brightness in the stock Custom, but that's exactly why I use my tone knob, plus I like that brightness to be available for clean tones. Stock Custom is great.

I'd say the Custom 5 is as bright as the regular Custom, but the 5 has no mids at all.

 

[LLL]

I'd say the Custom 5 is as bright as the regular Custom, but the 5 has no mids at all.

Yep, Custom 5 = scoooooooped mids.

 

[Demanic]

I would love to try a Custom in my Floyded Jackson. But not enough to pull the Crunch Lab that's already in it.

 

[misterwhizzy]

This thread inspired me last week to replace the PATB-1 in the bridge of my Les Paul with a stock Custom, and it reminded me what a wonderful pickup it is in that guitar.

 

[RB522]

I put a SH5 in the bridge of my Ibanez RG, replacing an EMG passive. Huge improvment ! The DiMarzio Super Distortion was always my go to , but I decided to give the Custom a try. I think I've found my new go to !